In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and
rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted
position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows
vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he
stay alive long enough to keep his promise? This new
creator-approved "director's cut" edition of the out-of-print cult
classic book features specially commissioned custom covers and a
brand-new foreword by Takashi Okazaki. Japan has become a land of
warriors, warlords and assassins, where the technology of the
future exits alongside the brutal traditions of the past. This
world is ruled by whoever possesses the legendary No.1 headband,
which many believe bestows god-like powers on the wearer, but to
attain this headband, a warrior must first become No.2, and only
then can they challenge for the right to become No.1. But who can
challenge the No.2? Everyone! So to be the world's second greatest
warrior is to be in a constant fight for survival. When the boy
Afro Samurai's father, Rokutaro, is challenged as No.1 and killed
by the No.2, a lethal outlaw known as Justice, he swears revenge,
starting on a bloody path of retribution that will make him the
No.2 warrior and allow him to challenge Justice. In the first of
two volumes, we see the beginnings of young Afro's quest, his
battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in
the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a
showdown with an old enemy... Taking his inspiration from US soul
and hip-hop cultures, Okazaki-san originally published Afro Samurai
as a serialised, self-published (doujinshi) manga in Nou Nou Hau
magazine from November 1998 to September 2002. It was picked up by
Funimation and developed as an anime, airing five episodes in 2007,
with Afro voiced by Samuel L Jackson and a soundtrack by RZA of the
Wu-Tang Clan. Okazaki-san then created these two manga volumes for
the US market, which were published in 2008 and 2009. Both original
English language volumes have been out of print since 2013 and
2016, respectively, and are highly sought after by collectors,
selling for $100+. Afro Samurai's lasting impact can be seen in
today's appetite for all things manga and anime, as it was one of
the first cross-cultural collaborations that celebrated Asian pop
culture and Afro American hip hop, to create an entirely new
hybridised visual and musical language.
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